used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
anecdotenounUS /ˈænəkdoʊt/
short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
plural of “article” — nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading Keep my short articles in mind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
carelessnessnounUS /ˈkerləsnəs/
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
columnsnounUS /ˈkɑːləmz/
plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
dejectionnoun
a state of melancholy depression
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
EageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
edifyingadjectiveUS /ˈedəfaɪɪŋ/
enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
Finot
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From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
gossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Keep my short articles in mind.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep my short articles in mind.
KeepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/
someone in charge of other people
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
lossesnounUS /ˈlɔːsəz/
something lost (especially money lost at gambling)
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
Lucien
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From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
lumpnounUS /lʌmp/
a compact mass
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Keep my short articles in mind.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Keep my short articles in mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
retrieveverbUS /rɪˈtriːv/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
SealsnounUS /siːlz/
plural of “seal” — fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Keep my short articles in mind.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
summonedverbUS /ˈsʌmənd/
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Very well.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Finot, with seeming carelessness, gave Lucien an edifying anecdote of the Keeper of the Seals, a piece of current gossip, he said, for the subject of one of the papers.
produce a literary work
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Write fifty of them straight off, and I will pay you for them in a lump; but they must be of the same color as the paper.”
youthfuladjectiveUS /ˈjuːθfəl/
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading Eager to retrieve his losses at play, Lucien shook off his dejection, summoned up his energy and youthful force, and wrote thirty articles of two columns each.
